Gas-heated sad-iron.



O. F. GAPELL;

GAS HEATED SAD IRON.

APPPIOATION FILED JAILZH, 1907.

Patented June 8, 1909.

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CARL F. GAPELL, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL F. CAPELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and 'State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gas-Heated Sad- Irons, of which the following is a specificatlon.

My invention relates to a sad iron that is self-heating by an interior gas flame.

One of the principal objects is to rovide a sad iron with a gas burner in whic there .is perfect combustion, which will produce a road flame, free from smoke or offensive odors. I accomplish this object by the iron described .herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in' which.

Figure 1- is a perspective view of my improved sad iron with the side pantly broken away, to show the interior oonstructiop. Fig. i 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. The sad iron body 5 comprises a sole 6, toe 7, sides 8, heel 9 and top 10. Within the body are two central disposed chambers, the

lower or heating chamber 11 and the upper or draft chamber 12. These chambers are-divided by a central horizontal partition 13, which is integral with the body of the iron. This partition terminates a little in front. of the rear wall of the toe, thereby forming an aperture 14 which gives egress to the burned up gases fromthe heating chamber to the draft chamber, and said gases pass out at the heel.

A T-sha edmetal handle 15 fastened to the heel o the iron body by screws 16, and the front portion thereof projects over the .body and IS provided with a heat'insulating jacket 17, preferably of wood. To the upper portion of the handle and projecting rearwardly therefrom is a hose connection 18, which is connected to channel 19 in the vertical portion ofthe handle. Hose connection 18 forms means if)! attaching the hose which connects the iron to the as supply, In the lower end of channel 19 1s a tip 20, which is adapted to discharge the gas into the mixing .is bored in the lower chamber 2-],v whic The end of the mixmemb'er of the handle.

' ing chamber is provided with a Wide thin inclined nozzle 22, which discharges the gas into the lower chamber directed toward the floor thereof. By makin this nozzle wide and thin. all danger of bac. firing is avoided ;'f specification ofLetters'lPatent.

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and a wide surface of the floor is subjected to the action of the flame, when the gas is lighted.

The handle is provided with a hood 23 which abuts upon the body above the upper 0 chamber and has a back late 24,'which projects downwardly the iepth of the upper chamber and is as wide as the width of said chamber, so that when. the iron is moved backwardly, the air is deflected so as" not to enter the upper chamber. Between the backglate and the rear of the u per chamber is su eient clearance so that t ere is a good draft when the iron is moved in either direc- I tion.

I -By. this construction I have provided a cheap and effective sad n'on, whose especial merit'lies. in the fact that the burner flame is broad'and thin and is directed upon the top of the surface, devoted to smoothing the 75 goods, and the heat is all caused to pass to the front of the iron and then to pass to the draft chamber and then out at the rear,

whereby the heat is utilized to its fullest ex- I have found'in practice that an iron 0 thus constructed is susceptible of continur upper and lower chamers being in communication at the front portions thereof; a handle secured to the rear portion of the body; an L-shaped plate secured to the handie and having the downwardly projecting portion of said plate forming a shield to prevent the air from entering the upper chamber when the iron is moved rearwardl a burner projecting into the combustion cfi berg gahd means to convey gas to said burner.

2. A. sad iron having two chambers in the body thereof, said chambers bein paralleland of substantially equal size, a on at the rein and extending forwardly to t e toe and being in communication at the rear of the toe by an aperture; a T-shaped handle secured to the rear portion of said body; a

burner secured to the end of said handle and.

projecting into the lower chamber of the 110 body, seid handle having a. channel therein In witness that I claim the fore oing i .Eroviding means to convey gas to said have hereunto subscribed myname t is 2 1st ing portion thereof forming a shield to pre- Witnesses:

urner; andfan L-sheped hood secured to said day of January, 1907.

CARL F. CAPELL.

'vent the air from entering the upper charn- G. E. HARPHAM, her when the iron is moved rearwerdly. F. A. IVIANSFIELD.

handle and having the downwardly project'- 

